Hello All: When Canola was origianlly modified from its parent, Rape, the modification was botanical, with no genetic material from other species. The modification was planned ( and succeeded) to produce a plant which was not toxic to live stock. The name was changed at that time, to ensure users would be sure which they were groowing, as they are indistinguishable from each other in the field. Canola growers presented a fine video to the Annual meeting of the Canadian Honey Council, meeting in Toronto, emphasizing the values to honey producers for both nectar and pollen. It was hoped that each would help the other in production of the desired product. Obviously bee pollination would result in a much greater set of seed, from which Canola Oil is produced. Genetic modification has occurred in many hybrids in the plant, and in the animal worlds. I believe there is some consternation at the idea of adding, for instance, human genes to plants. Of course pesticides imbedded in the plants look to me like a time bomb, without anyone knowing how long the fuse is!! Eunice